Dr. David Mathews said his late grandfather and namesake, David C. Mathews, always had a dream that the Fort Sinquefield site be turned into a park and used as a teaching tool for Clarke County history. More...

Two construction workers staying in Coffeeville have been arrested for the possession of a controlled substance and unlawful manufacture of methaphetamine. They are Christopher Don Ledbetter, 50, of Melbourne, Fla. More...

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The Grove Hill Town Council held the first reading Monday night for an ordinance to prohibit wearing pants below the waist. The “saggy pants” ordinance is intended to stop individuals from wearing low hanging pants, exposing skin or More...

During the first three days of September, in 1813, the settlers, in the newly formed Clarke County, experienced horrific events of bloodshed in their struggle to survive attacks by the Creek Indians. More...

Bethel Baptist Church will have a revival beginning Sunday, July 7 through Wednesday, July 10 at 6:30 p.m. nightly. Bro. Stan Weatherford will be the speaker. Homecoming will be Sunday, July 14 at 11 a.m. Lunch will follow. More...

County law enforcement searched for an hour Tuesday morning for a Grove Hill man who had threatened residents with a gun in the Lim Rock Road area. Anthony Robinson, 26, of Grove Hill, was arrested and will likely be charged with reckless enda More...

A Clarke County man has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of his brother. Clarke County authorities charged Donald Gilmore Sr. with the shooting injury of his brother Travis, June 26 on the Old Lock One Road in Salitpa. More...

Henry Johnson, 70, of Gosport died June 30, 2013 at Mobile Infirmary. He was born June 29, 1943. He served as a deacon and Sunday school superintendent at Little Rock Baptist Church in Gosport. He was a member of Keep Time Lodge No. More...

Johnathan Wade Moss, 43, of Toddtown died June 24, 2013. He was born Aug. 12, 1970 to the late John Edward Moss and Georgia Nash Moss. He was a member of Pine Chapel No. 2 Baptist Church in Toddtown. More...

A recent survey rated Alabama as the most conservative state in the Union. More than half of our residents describe themselves as politically conservative. The poll was done by the vaunted Princeton, New Jersey Gallup polling firm. More...